An expert working group that is providing advice to the National Institutes of Health on the development of
guidelines and oversight options for NIH-funded research involving human pluripotent stem cells* will hold
a public meeting on Thursday, April 8.

The working group, which will report to the Advisory Committee to the [NIH] Director,
will discuss the scientific, ethical, legal, and social issues relevant to research using these cells, and will
consider the oversight process. Seating is limited. Also, a limited time will be allocated for public oral
testimony.

The all-day meeting is scheduled to begin about 9 a.m. on April 8 at the Bethesda Marriott,
5151 Pooks Hill Road in Bethesda.

*Human pluripotent stem cells have the potential to form most of the cells and tissues of
the human body.